Machine for tempering outsoles of boots and shoes.



l u. T. MULEOD. MACHINE POB. TEMPERI'NG OUTSOLES OP BOOTS AND SHOES.

' APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4, 1909. BENEWED I'EB.19, 1.910. 957,992., Patented May 17, 1910.

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jiDedham, inthe county of' Norfolk and State .panying drawings, is a specification, 'like cause in boots and shoes where t e heel .Seat

.line 1-Y-1 of Fig. 2; and Fig'. 2 is an end ra suitable belt 4c and pulley 5 Operated from 'as indicated, to form a for any anciana TiuLnoio, or Drinnen, MASSACHUSETTS, A's'sieiioza To THOivrAs G. PLANT,

' 4oir BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

MACHINE Fon TEMPERING OUTSOLES orl BOOTS AND SHOES.

Specification of Letters Patent.` I Ptetd May 1910.

Application filed June 4,1909, Serial'No. 500,173. ltenewed February 19, 1910. Serial 110.544,901.

To all 'whom 'it may concern: y .j

Pte it known that I, GEORGE' T. 'MoLEoD, a citizen of the United States, residing at of Massachusetts, have invented an Improve. ment in Machines vfor Tempering Outsoles of Boots and Shoes, of which the' following description, in connection with the accomcharacters on the' drawings representing like parts. j A, The present invention relates to machines for wetting the outsoles of boots and shoes preparatory'to further treatment of the Sole, as, for instance, by the solel laying or level-v ing means. As well known by those skilled y in the art, this operationV has heretofore been considered as .essentially a hand rocess, be-

has not yet been securedto the other parts at the heelk portion of the shoe, great care must-be exercised that no water ets on this part of the sole; otherwise, it is iable to injure the Shoe at this point and penetrate to the insole and lining.

The object of the present invention is to provide a machine for the purpose of wet ting the outsole, wherein the heell seat is protected from the moistening liquid, and all danger of injury to the heel portion of theshoe is avoided.

In the drawings:.Figure 1 is a' section onf view of a machine embodying the present invention, looking in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 1.

The frame portion of the machine may be conveniently formed as a tank or receptacle 1 in which turns a brush 2 partly immersed in the moistening liquid 3, Said brush being preferably Vof the rotary type and driven by a source of power. The brush 2 is turned in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 1, and the rear wall of the tank, 1 is extended upward, guard or shield 6 particles of liquid thrown by the brush. v

In the front 'of the brush" is located a table 7 said table gradually sloping downward inthe direction of the brush, and having at its end adjacent the brush 2 ai heel seat guard or protector `8, which extends upwardf'in an inclined direction from a point in' front of the. brush to a fpoint overthe front portion thereof, asin icated in Fig. l. At the point of union'of the table 7 :and

'guard- .or protector 8a series of holes 9 are rrned, so that should any liquid chance to get upon theheel seat guard or on the table7 it mayV find ready means ofescape back the tank.

-The tableV and brush are preferably ,formed of suiicientdimension to enable a' pair of shoes to be treated at one time, the

moving them over the table and up the in clinecl guard or protector, toe first, until the heel seat of the shoes rest upon the saidproply of liquid, the heel seat, and consequently 'the insole andV lining at the `heel, is completely protected. The device is simple in construction and' enables outsoles to be tempered rapidly without danger toinjury at the unfastened heel Seat portion.

What is claimed is:

operator taking a shoe in each hand .and 1 1. In an outsole tempering machine, the combination of a brush, means to supply.

tempering liquid thereto, a table disposed in front of thebrush, anda heel seat guard extending in an inclined. direction upwardr from ie table and adjacent the brush to protect 'the heel seat of a shoe from the tempering liquid.

2. In an outsole tempering machine, the

for revolving it in the tank, a table in front C of the brush inclining downward toward the brush, and aheel seat guard or protector ex- A.tending from the edge of the table adjacent lcombination of a tank, a rotary brush, means j the brush in an upwardly inclined direction 

